Queen of Wands

[egypturnash]

Water of Earth.

This one took longer than I originally though it would; it's based on the third rough when I thought my first rough was usable, but turned out to not quite work. Originally I was going to do the background foliage based on some stuff Mutley had done (and thanks for sending me that source file to look at!), but I ended up deciding to set her in a swamp (because what do you get when you mix water and earth? Mud.) and went to Walt Kelly for background inspiration, because I discovered Pogo when I was about eight, and was blown away by the way he drew the swamp of his imagination. The silly little flowers in the nearest tree's canopy are a direct swipe from him! I drew a few trees directly from his strips, getting an idea for how he approached the problem, then just scrawled a quick rough direct in AI.

Also, her dress is several overlapping shapes with a big pattern fill on them. It was a lot easier to do it that way than to mask the camouflage pattern in.

Another one that ought to get posted on FA when they're back. Five more cards left for the show, and I'm still just one card behind schedule for getting it done at the beginning of August. Which still impresses me.

Print available on Artspots.